The month of February has not proven to be very rewarding to Mega Millions lottery players, after a January that turned out to be very generous in terms of wins.
With the month close to its end, the Mega Millions Lottery drawing was conducted on Tuesday, February 21st, 2023 that boasted a jackpot of $104 million, which had a cash option of $52.8 million.
No grand prize winners
The winning numbers that were drawn in the Mega Millions lottery on Tuesday were 02, 15, 30, 36 and 63, with 24 being the gold Mega Ball and 2X being the Megaplier.
Unfortunately, no player was able to get all the six numbers right for winning the jackpot, which means that the grand prize will now roll over.
The next drawing of the Mega Millions lottery is scheduled to take place on Friday, February 24th, 2023 and it will now have a jackpot of $126 million that comes with a cash option of $63.9 million.
Smaller wins
Even though there were no winners for the grand prize in the Mega Millions lottery drawing on Tuesday night, there was one player who managed to become an instant millionaire.
One lucky player was able to hit the Match 5 from Arizona and this allowed them to land a prize of $1 million.
However, they had been smart enough to purchase the Megaplier option with their ticket and this allowed them to increase their prize to $2 million.
There were also nine players who were able to hit the Match 4 and the Mega Ball, which allowed them to win a prize of $10,000 each.
But, there was just one player who was able to hit the Match 4, the Mega Ball and had also bought the Megaplier option, which meant that they were able to increase their winnings to $20,000.
The remaining prizes that were won in the Mega Millions lottery drawing on Tuesday night were between $2 and $,1000.
Previous wins
This latest drawing comes after a $1 million prize was claimed by a group of eight people in New York from a Mega Millions lottery drawing that had been held in the previous year.
The prize had been won in the Mega Millions lottery draw that was conducted on November 5th, 2022 and it was claimed more than three months after it.
The eight co-workers had bought the lucky ticket in Newburgh at Smokes 4 Less. They opted to get the lump sum payment and each winner received $81,375 after taxes and other deductions.
The winning players were from the Bronx, Ozone Park, Manhattan, Puerto Rico, Georgia, Florida and Massachusetts.
